This class is the chance to create your personal essay or extend into a full memoir -- from planning and structure to bold narrative brushstrokes to the layering of significant detail. You will develop the opportunity to find your voice and see it come alive, amplified and improved, on the page. This is the chance to tell your story in a way that invites readers in; your story, written to be read. The memoir and personal essay are two of the best-selling and most universally acclaimed genres in the world of modern creative writing. Welcome to your story.
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完成時間大約為12 小時
建議：3 hours/week
英語（English）
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完成時間為 3 小時
How to Begin... and How to Continue
In this week, you will learn how to discover what you wish to say, and how to organize your material and your story (and what is the difference between the two).
完成時間為 3 小時
5 個視頻 （總計 41 分鐘）
5 個視頻
Five Nouns9分鐘
Open the Window6分鐘
Foibles, Fallibilities, and Flaws6分鐘
A Conversation with Said Sayrafiezadeh11分鐘
完成時間為 3 小時
How Not to Fail
In this week you lean how to overcome your internal critic and your fears.
完成時間為 3 小時
5 個視頻 （總計 39 分鐘）
5 個視頻
Step by Step9分鐘
Out of the Ditch5分鐘
Building As You Go6分鐘
A Little Distance5分鐘
A Conversation with Dani Shapiro12分鐘
完成時間為 2 小時
The Truth of the Story Lies in the Details
In this week, you will learn how to sift through the dusty attic of all your memories, to find the ones that are narrative gold.
完成時間為 2 小時
4 個視頻 （總計 29 分鐘）
4 個視頻
What Are Facts For?5分鐘
In the Story5分鐘
A Conversation with Chandra Prasad11分鐘
完成時間為 3 小時
Writing to be Read
In this week, you will learn how to tell a good sentence from a bad one and how to absorb the lessons of great memoirists and essayist, without copying anyone.
完成時間為 3 小時
5 個視頻 （總計 41 分鐘）
5 個視頻
Drowning in Rhinestones6分鐘
White Space7分鐘
A Conversation with Ariel Levy12分鐘
Building the House8分鐘
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5 條評論來自Writing a Personal Essay的熱門評論
Amy Bloom has a wealth of information to share and she leads the learner through complex ideas with ease.
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At Wesleyan, distinguished scholar-teachers work closely with students, taking advantage of fluidity among disciplines to explore the world with a variety of tools. The university seeks to build a diverse, energetic community of students, faculty, and staff who think critically and creatively and who value independence of mind and generosity of spirit.
關於 Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself 專項課程
How To Write About Yourself...so that someone else wants to read it! This is the heart of this Coursera specialization in Memoir and Personal Essay. Masters of both genres share tips, prompts, exercises, readings and challenges to help every writer imagine, construct and write compelling pieces of non-fiction's most popular form: the personal narrative.
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